Notes:

Thorns and thistles do not/cannot bare fruit only more of themselves. They are extremely common and very easily spred even if unintentional. They take over a productive field and render it useless. They are part of the original curse kjv@Genesis:3:18, choke off the word kjv@Matthew:13:7, spoken of those once enlightened kjv@Hebrews:6:8, as a crown inflicted pain and insult to our Lord kjv@Matthew:27:29

Paul was followed by false prophets who would seek to take over His church plants as soon as he left. They could produce no fruit of their own so they would graft themselves into his, slowly turning his church members against him.

Key Messages:

What does this say about our present condition?

false sheep appear harmless to the majority, those that warn against and expose them as they are appear as trouble makers/judgmental

many a well intended people intend for/pursue the flash and wonder, but will have little to do with the daily grunt work of going about His will, much of which intensely sets us apart from the others